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School: Long an Inbhair

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Lurgananure, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Ml. Mac Géibhdigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 244

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    Leave it turned up, and if it was turned back in the morning, he would not proceed with the building, and if it was not moved he would build the house.
    It is said that it is never right to interfere with a lone bush, and the same day he was going up on the grannery to get oats fir the horses, and he fell down the steps and was killed.
    About thirty years ago John Kerr Drumfomina cut a lone bush, and soon afterwards the dog bit him on the hand and it never got better till he died.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Nulty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumfomina, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Byrd
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Drumfomina, Co. Cavan